Car-truck



F. L. BARBER AND E. W. WEBB.

CAR-TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. I9I9.

` Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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Patented Aug. 31, i920.

CAR TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. I9I9.

F. L. BARBER AND E. W. WEBB.

F. L. BARBER AND E. W.\WIBB.

CAR TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED F`EB.24. I9I9`.

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UNiTEo siA'iss PATENTorricaf FRANKLIN L. BARBER AND EDWIN W. wRnRoI- CHICAGO, ILLINoIs'AssIGNoR's To STANDARD oAR NEW JERSEY..

y To all 'whom it may concern.'

ments in Car-Trucks; andA wev dofhereby declare the following'to be a full, clear, and

exact description ofthe inventioin'such as willenable others skilled in the Aart .to which it appertains'to make and use the same. Our invention'relates to improvementsv 'in car trucks, and particularly" to six-wheeled equalized car trucks. To the above-end, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devicesand combinations ofV devices hereinafter .l described and defined in In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters l indicate like parts throughout therseveral. views. Referringto the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved car truck with some parts illustrated by means of broken lines; 1. i 2

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central Section;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentaryplan view-of the improved car. truck, as shown in .'Fig. 1;

Fig. l s a fragmentary detail view with some vparts Asectioned on-the line. H of Fig. is'a `detail vviewf in transverse Section taken on the line-5 -51fof Fig. 4;.: f

' Fig. Gis a transverse section takenon the line G-Gof'Fig- 1; and

' Fig. 7 vis a transverse sectionftaken on'the line 7--7 of Fig. 1;

The truck frame,as shown, comp.rises1hol low side members 8 and pair of ,transoms 9 integrally formed with vsaid 'side members. The transoms 9 are channel-shaped incross section and horizontal outturned flanges, 1() are integrally formedjwith the upper-edges of the sideslthereof to reinforce the same. By reference to Figs. i6 and 7,` itwill be notedthat the rtransoms 9 are downwardly curved to give the samefa considerable drop. It-will alsobenoted, byj reference toFig. 2,

that the inner walls ofthe transoms .9 are, than 4the outer .walls to considerably lower afford clearance'for acast'ing thatconnects the `members 'of a double bolster,l Ias.will presently appear.` Openings are" provided inthe bottom of thetransoms'for the escape offra-in, snow, iceanddirt; y a v f Suspended from each equalizer v cAR-TRucKl."

I Specficationof Letters Patent. Patient/ed u. '19220. Application f i1e`d February- 24, 1919. Serial No.278,619. f

TRUCK ooivirANY,A or rciIIoAcro,1ILL INoIs,' A CORPORATION Voir Pairs, of pedestals 11 have their upper I'` ends detachably secured .to thebottoms of the side members'S by short nut-equipped bolts '12; Between the members of each pairV of pedestalsv 11, the side membersS areprovided s with notchesj or .arches 13, "which afford clearance for journal boxes,.as will presently appear. On the inner faceof each pedestalll, ris a pair of transversely spaced guides :14, the'upper ends. ofi which project above the pedestalsl andgintothe arches `13,

as-best.shown in Fig. 6. Tie bars V15v connectxthe. members of eachpair ofpedestals mounted betweenatheguides 14, with freev dom for 'vertical movement, Vandcast on` the tops thereof are ribsor' lugs Q ()thatare segmental in cross section.l

- Within eachiside member S, is apairoflongitudinally valined equalizer bars 21, the

youterends of which rest .onthe tops ofthe twofend journal Vboxes-17 and ltheir inner ends, which abut, rest on the tops ofthe in termediate journal boxes 17 .fln the outer'- ends 'of thexequalizer bars 21, aresegmental seatsQQ which receive the respectiveribs 20, and correspondingly formed 4half seats 23 are formed in the inner- .ends of said equalizer. bars, which receive the-.lugs 2O on the intermediate journal. boxes;`

' bar 21, is

a hanger, .in'the form Vofl'a `bolt2''2l, having an eye 25inits1upperend andT-headQG on. its lower end.v Thesehanger boltsvQG support spring'bases 27 that underlie spring caps 28 integrally formed. .with the bottomsv of the side members 8.' Compressed between each spring base 27 and the overlying'.

spring cap 28, are lfour coiled springsg29. The upper ends of thehangeri bolts 24j e1;- tend linto sockets 30j-formed inthebottoms sockets'SO-liold the hanger bolts 24against lateral. movement, but permit 'the' yrequired swinging' movement thereof longitudinally Y' :of the car: truck.. -Thesehanger boltsQLleX- Vtend through.. longitudinally elongatedlslots Y t ed in :the spring c'aps;28V .vandp'elon- .10o of the vequalizer bars" 21 andare pivotally 'Y Y gated slots 33 in the spring bases 27, which permit the insertion ofthe T-heads therethrough. On the bottoms of the spring bases 27, are concave seats 34, which fit onto the' convex upper faces of the T-heads 26 spring bases 27 and spring caps 28, said.

spring bases are securely held, by the Vinterlocking engagement of their seats 34 with Y thefT-heads 26, againstV turning movement with :respect to'thehanger bolts 24.

The Vmembers of a double bolster 35 are mounted, one in each of the channel transoms'9, and are rigidly connected by a heavy H-shaped castingl 36 that is bolted Vtheretlo and has lformed therewith .the lower memlbers-.o1c .a center bearing 37.V The members of thedouble bolster 35 are supported on lateral. motion bearing devices, Veach of which, as shown, comprises three rollers 38 moimted in. seats formed fin a roller bear-l ing plate .orrbase 39.. These roller bearing bases -rest on the bottoms of the transoms 9 close tothe side members 8 and may be secured vagainst lateral movement by .any suitable means. Contours 40 .are formed in `the under faces of the members ofthe bolster 25 to :receive Said rollers 38. By reference to Fig. 7, it will be noted that the ends ofthe bolster 35 terminate short of the inner walls Vof 4the side members 8., in the normal position thereof, and'which walls .aii'ord -stops'to limit the lateral. movement ofsaid bolster.

YTo hold .the members of the bolster 35 within the transoms 9, nut-equipped bolts 41 areextended .through .alined bores inthe side walls of said transoms .and which bolts are. located slightly above the upperfaces of .themembers'oft-he `bolster to permit the required vertical movement thereof, due to the action of the lateral motion bearing de-V *.vices; VBrake hanger lugs42 are cast with .the vertical walls tothe transoms 9., .just

'under .their flanges l0, and lower side bearing plates 43 are secured to the H-frame 36. To facilitate the casting oftheside frames 8 andthe assembling of the equalizerbars 21, openings are .formed in the ends and walls thereof. By reference to F ig. 2, it will be notedthat the dropped inner'langes 10 of .the transoms '9 afford suiicient clearl ance topermit the required vertical movement of the bolster 35. Normally, the pivot pins 31 vare held against endwise displacementby the vertical walls of the side members 8.v Tofpermit the application of the pivotvvpins 31 to the equalizer bars Y21` and Athe removal of the'same therefrom, annular bolster.

Y the .pivot pins 31, and to permit .said Ipins to lbe inserted or removed therethrough, it is necessary to lift the sidev frames 8 with respect `to the journal boxes 17. s V j 4 From'the above description, it is evident Y that Ythe load .of -thefcar is directly on the Adouble bolster and it, in turn, is supported from the truck frame by :lateral motion bear-ing devices. The truck fra-meandV load carrieduthereby .are .applied to the journal kboxes through the coiled springs and equalizer bars. "This construction, of course, S0 allows the `wheels to move vertically .and :inf dependently of each other. llVhat ave claim :is p Y 1. In av'car truck,the combination with a frame Yhaving -s-ide members and la pair of transoms rigidly connectingfsaid side members, ofadoub1ebo1ster, lateral motion devices carried bythe t-nansoms andsupporting thexdouble y@bolster with :freedom forl lat-v eral movement entirely. 'between the frame side members, .and 'stops for limit-ing the lat-v eral movement of the'vdouble lbolster.-

2. In a car truck, the combination Witha frame'having side members-and a pair of channel transoms rigidly connecting said 95. side members, of a doublefbo-lster., the members of which areoonnected and mounted in said .transomsf with freedom for laterali movement .entirely :between said'side members, and lateral .motion A.devices interposed 100v between .the vbottomsofithe-transoms and the members'of the bolster, and stops for -l-imiting the-lateral lmovement of the double 3. In a carv truck, fthe combination `with -a frame having side members and a pair of channel .transoms cast therewith', of a double bolster, the members of whichV are connectedv and mounted' 'in said transoms with freedom for lateral movementbetween saidside members, and lateral motion devices interposed between the bottoms lof the transoms :and the members vof the bolster.

4. In acar truck, the combination with Va frame having side members :and a pail-r of 115 channel transoms cast therewith, of a double bolster, the members ofwhich are connected `and the members of the bolster..

5. In asiX-wheeled car truck, the Vcombif nation with a frame having'hollow Aside members, of journal-boxes, pairs Vof equal'- izer. bars having :their outer ends fulcrufmed lon the end. journal boxes and their inner ends lfulcrumed on the Aintermediate journal 1130 2O heads may be inserted by a compoundaxial boxes, hanger bolts having their upper ends mounted in cavities in the under sides of the equalizer bars and provided with eyes, pins mounted in the equalizer bars and ex tending through the eyes in the hanger bolts, the vertical walls of saidside inembers normally preventing endwise displacement of the pins and having apertures through which the pins may be inserted, said apertures being normally out of alinement with said pins, spring bases on the lower ends of the hanger bolts, and springs compressed between the spring bases and spring caps Y 6. In a car truck, the combination with a frame, of ournal boxes, equalizer bars carried by the journal boxes, hanger bolts suspended from the equalizer bars and having integral T-heads on their lower ends, spring bases having apertures through which said and turning movement,

also having seats arranged to interlock with said head to hold the spring bases thereon,

' and springs compressed between the spring bases and frame.

said spring bases 7 In a car truck, the combination with a i frame, of pairs yof pedestals detachably se cured to said frame, said framebetween the members of eaoh pair of pedestals being f arched thereabove, guides on the inner faces of thev pedestals. extending ythereabove and 'soy into said arches, and journal boxes mount-y ed between said guides for verticalmovement.

VIn testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses. FRANKLIN .L. BARBER. EDWIN W. WEBB. Witnesses: l

L. W. BARBER, I-I. E. ORR. 

